Storm sash fastener



Jan- 8, '1935.' G. F. scHUsTER 11,987,565

` STORM sAsH FASTENER A .Filed May 24, 19:52

Geoye Heb/erick Schaffer www Patented `an. 8., 1935 PATENT N, oFF-ICE "siren-n sash rAsrENER; o l George Frederick SchustenWa-terbury, Conn., as-

signor to' The Stanley Works, New Britain, Conn., a',A corporation of Gonnecticut apriicaton, .1n1ay24, ,v 19a/fi,A seriali No. 613,205 'i claims; (or. 29e-#276) VThe present 4invention relates. to. fasteners: orA inlconnecs-ttion with storm sashes for windows, irbemglun-z stays, and. iinds` particular. application.

derstood, however,.that the; invention isznot lim:-I 5 itedto; that particularzapplicaton.

An; obj ect of theinvention, iste provide` anev proved device. .of this character. Lwliiclivvill` not Strike., or interfere. with, any way',

the lower sash 'of .the-.Window frame, or interferewith the QlGsing. of thestornr sash.

`.frlnothelobject. of this invention. is.

an improved device of this. characterjwhich'. will admit .of a.. number. of adjustments toA provide which are limited only byqthe length of: the stay-member.

sA; Still iurther object` of; theA present invention Whichfwill' securely hold the-.storm sashA in adjusted position'. SQ that" it will not. inadvertently` close. 'andlwill isto provide a deviceoi this:characterA prevent .the storm; sash iromsrattling. Another aim of this invention isfto provide a*- devicer Ofi this character' which is; cheap.- tofmanufactutazcanz. be readily'.v assembled,-

Stronetand durable, andwill'snot bezaptgto -getoiit .Otherr objects .will bev in; part obvious; andf partpointed out4 more in detailfhereinaften The invention accordingly: consists-e in; .the featureagof construction, combinationK of. elements andrrangement .of-v parts which. willibeK exemplis.

i ed...intheconstructionz hereinafter set'zforthf. and the..;sc9pe o f the application of which -vszrillsbeiin4 dcated in; .thev appendedf claims.-

`In` -thef` accompanyingfdrawing; wherein; Viis shown,;.for illustrative purposes, :one of the emev bdiments: whch1the v`presentinvention inlay-take;

.Figs` 1 is; ,-'afxvertical' transverse sectionthroughA aiWindoW; casing having. a stormsash. andi show me. my'improveddevice .attachedrthereto-g -iligL-i? is a' detailiview showingthe stormfsashy closedpositiona; f

with my improved device attachedtheretoin f .F.igzxBfis-a side. elevationaof my improved'idevi'cej is an'edge.elevationofzthesamey i E'is. issan.end-Viewofgmyimnroveddevice; an

.'Fig--; 6 isxagview partly sectionormylimproved y In .order that .the hereinafter detaileddescripe' tion-l may-bel more.' .clearly andt readily understood; itfinay bjebriey statedthat my.fastener-'fisI shown as applied f to au window, generally; designated' A; whichnhas :secured thereto fandaexteriorly thereofastormwsash-B.; .My;impro'vedfa';stenerf,` generals. ly designated C, is pivotally :secured tothe windowv frame'. A .and stormsash B.

i: -Beferrin'gvmore particularlnto .thefldr Window frame AA isvof'th'e usual construction and? i'siprovided. withfa sill 1.0, a lintel 11, and a pairof vertically disposedstyles or side members one`l of? which is shown inthe drawing and designateedvby the numeral 12. The styles or side mem-- bers are y each provided with guide stripsf13'Z 14, and'15. lThe lower sash 16 is supported in the windowfframe for Vertical movement thereinbe` tween the guidestrips 13 and 14, whlethe upperv salsl'iflfhas vertical movement between the guidest'rips.- 14- and 15. Pivotally secured to vthe exterior portionfof thelintel 11 of vthewindow frame- A, asr by-separablehinges 18, is thestorni sashB. 'I-'hisfstorm sash B is shown as comprising'thel transverse strips 19' and the vertical strips -20, only oneof which is shown inthedrawing; I'I-'lis storni sashB is adapted to have swingingrrv move-- nient eiteriorlyofv and towards and awayfrom the frame A, l

= -Inorder-'toi maintain the sashiB'in its eXtreme' inner-and outer positions and in all intermediate positions', I have provided a fastenerv C; Thisfastener C" comprises a stay 21 which pi'vf tally secured` at one end thereof by means'ofj a rivet 22 toabracket 23 Which'in turnisxed'ly secured to' one of the vertical uprightsZO ofthe storm sashl B.l The stay-21, at its pivoted" end, is straight' for' a short distance andv the'njthe stayisV -bowed inwardly towards4 the sash 16` when the fasteneris Viny closed' posi-tion. The curvaturek 'of-*thebowedf-portion is`-general1y in the form of an are; as at 27; but gradually decreases,` as at 28; towardlthe free end of vthe stay, Thefree end of tri stay is bent over atA substantially right angles tdthe main-portion of the stay and laterally there*- t" to" provide-a handle 29 by means of which the stay is moved and the handle 29 *alsoact'sas' a stop topreventthe' accidental Withdrawal ofthe stay fronra 'guide-member' 309my whichtfhestay is'ada-pted'to slider' n The object of providing the stay 21 with a bowed portion is `to effectl a substantially;recti-V linear movement ofthe-free end ofthe stay-as-'it slidesthroughthe guide member B0', rat-{hel}1 .than a pronoincedk arcuate movement produced` if the st'aywer'estraight. rThis substantially rectilinear movement of theiree end of the stay isv substantially parallelwith theipla'ne ojf thesash v1 6fs`o that thefree end of theA stay will not strike' against; orA in'A any `way interfere with,V the lower sash -16 durini`gclosing movements-- of vthe storni sash Bland when the latter'v is fully closed.-r Alsof'.- the arrangement is `such that. the# stay desr'i't interfere with the closingfo'f'the storm sash.

'If'heguide member 30M-may be made from a subsof.

stantially rectangular piece of metal which is bent to C-shape and comprises a body or connecting portion 31, a pair of spaced parallel sides 32 and 33 disposed at substantially right angles to said body portion 31, and a pair of opposed inturned anges 34 and 35 extending from the free ends of, and substantially at right angles to, the respective sides 32 and 33. The free inner ends of the anges 34 and 35 are spaced apart to provide an entrance slot 36 for the stay 21. The width of the slot 36 is slightly greater than the width of the stay 21, to facilitate the introduction of the stay into the guide member 30. The guide member 30 is pivotally secured to a bracket 37 by means of a rivet 38 passing through aligned openings in the bracket and the side 32 of the member 30 respectively. The rivet 38 may be lxedly secured to either the bracket 37 or the member 30 but in the drawing is shown as iixed to the bracket as at 39. The rivet is provided with a circular collar 4G intermediate its ends iand with an .enlarged circular head 41 at its end opposite to the end 39., The head 41 constitutes a jaw having its free face substantially at. The opening in theLside 32 of the member 30 is substantially circular and has a reduced bore, as nat 42, which receives the collar 40 of the, rivet and an enlarged;

32 of the member 30 engages the inner face of the head 41 of the rivet and thus prevents the separation of the bracket 37 and the member 30. but at the same time there is sulcient looseness between the sides of the opening in the side v32 of themember 30 to permit the member 30 to freely pivot about the rivet 38 as an axis. The bracket 37 is iixedly secured to one of the styles or sidev members 12 of the window frame A, preferably between the guide strips 14 and 15 by meansy of fastening elements 44 passing through openings 45 in the bracket. The side 33 of the guide member 30 is provided with a threaded opening 46 in alignment with the opening in theside 32, and the threaded openingk 46 is adapted lto receive a screw 47 which extends through said threaded opening and beyond each face of the side 33 of the member 30. Secured to the inner end of the screw 47 and opposed toand spaced from the head 41 of the rivet 38 is a movable jaw member 48 which, in the present instance, is illustrated as a fiat disk. The jaw 48 cooperates with the head 41 ofthe rivet 38 to clamp the stay 21 therebetween. The outer. end of the screw 47 is provided with a nger piece 49 by means of which the screw is rotated to move the jaw 48 towards and away from the head 41 of the rivet 38. A Y

It will be noted from Fig. that the head 41` of the rivet 38 is not in alignment with the free end of the flange 34 but is offset therefrom toward the side 32 of the member 30 a distance equal to substantially the width of the stay 21, so that when the stay 21 is clamped between the rivet head 41 and the jaw 48, it is out of linewith the slot 36in the guide member 30, and even when the jaw 48 is'backed off suniciently tovloosenthe gripf upon the stay 21 the latter will fall upon theriiange 34 and be retained thereby in the guide member 30. At this time, the jaw 48 will be disposed in linewith the slot 36 and will, therefore,- aid in retaining the stay in the member 30. However, when rit is desired to remove the stay from the member 30, the screw 47 and jaw 48 may be ifurther backedl off until the jaw 48 is clear of the slot 36; at which time the stay may be moved laterally and then passed through the slot 36 outwardly of the guide member.

The operation of the device is as follows: Assuming that the bracket 23, with the stay 21 pivotally carried thereby, has been secured to the frame of the storm sash B and the bracket 37, with the guide member 30 pivotally carried thereby, secured to the window-frame A as shown in Figs. v1Jan d `2, l the guide member isK turnedA on its pivot so that the entrance slot 36 faces the edge of the stay 21 and the jaw 48 is backed off clear of vtheslot 36. The stay is then passed through the slot andthe jaw 48 moved inwardly to block the opening 36. 'Ihe storm sash B is then adjusted to the desired position after which the screw 47 is rotated` until thejaw 48 clamps the stay between itself and the head 41 of the rivet 38. As the stay vmoves through the member 30 during the adjustmenty of the sash B, the movement of the free end of the stay, due to its bowed formation, willtbea substantially rectilinear-one which is substantiallyiparallel to the plane of the sash 16 of 'theafram'e A ratherthan a movement in an arc which would^bexthecase werey the stay straight throughout its length'. Due to the' direction of movement'of the stay, it" is apparent that during movement of the stay. and when brought to rest the free end of, the stay will occupy a position outwardly; ofthesash 16 so that, regardless of the l positon of the storm sash B andthe stay 21, the lower sash 16 may be in a lowered closed position, as shown in Figs...1 and2. -1

Asmany changescould be made in the above construction and many apparently widely diierent embodiments of this invention could be made without. departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpretedy as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.` y Y f It'is'also tobe understood that the language usedinthe '-following claims is intended .to cover all .ofthegeneric and specific featuresof the invention herein described and all statements of the scopev of the invention which, as a matter of language, might 'befsaid to fall therebetween.

I claimas my invention:

1. In a fastener for a storm sash of a Window frame, an adjustable stay adapted to be secured to the storm sash; ak guide member for said stay and having "anentrance slot at one side, means for pivotally mounting said guide member on the window frame," a'xed -jaw within said guide member, and "a movable jaw carried by said guide member 'in `opposed relation to said lxed jaw, said guidev member having 'a portion extending beyond the face of said fixed jaw wherebythe stay is` prevented from falling'out through the slot in thev guideY member .whentthe movable jaw is slightly disengaged fromsaid stay. x Y

2. In a fastener for a storm sash of a window frame; an adjustable stay adapted to be pivotally secured to a storm sash and comprising a strip Aof flat-metal, a bracketz'adaptedto be secured to the window frame; af guide pivotally'secured to said bracket and comprising a piece of metal 1 bent ger'rerallyT .into rectangular form -and 4having a slotsat one side through which the stay is adapted tobe inserted, a fixed jaw within said guide member 'and having its .jaw face offset inwardly of said slot, a movable jaw opposed to said flrst jaw, and ascrew threaded in said guide member and carry-'- ingsaid second mentioned jaw.

3. In a fastener for a' storm sash of a window frame, anl adjustable 'stay adapted tol be secured to said storni sash, a guide member for said stay and having an entrance slot for said stay, means for pivotally mounting said guide member on said window frame, a movable jaw carried by said guide member and adapted to cooperate with said pivot means to hold said stay in adjusted position, said guide member having a portion overhanging the inner end of said pivot means, whereby the stay is prevented from falling out through the slot in the guide member when the movable jaw is slightly disengaged from said stay, and means for moving said jaw.

4. In a fastener for a storm sash of a window frame, an adjustable stay secured to said storm sash, a guide member for said stay, means for pivotally mounting said guide member on said window frame, a movable jaw carried by said guide member and adapted to cooperate with said pivot means to hold said stay in adjusted position, said guide member being of C-shape and having a pair of inturned spaced apart anges which provide therebetween an entrance slot for the stay, one of said iianges overhanging the inner end of said pivot means whereby said stay will fall upon said ange and be retained within said guide member when the movable jaw is slightly backed off, and means for moving saidjaw.

5. In a fastener for a storm sash of a window frame, an adjustable stay secured to said storm sash, a guide member for said stay, means for pivotally mounting said guide member on said window frame, a movable. jaw carried by said guide member and adaptedto cooperate with said pivot means to hold said stay in adjusted position, said guide member being of C-shape and having a pair of inturned spaced apart flanges which provide therebetween an entrance slot for the stay, one of said flanges overhanging the inner end of said pivot means and being in line with said stay, and means for moving said jaw, said jaw having an initial backed off position in which it blocks saidentrance slot and being adapted to be further backed off until it clears the entrance slot. f

6. In a fastener for a storm sash of a window frame, an adjustable stay pivoted at one end to the storm sash and having its other end free, said stay having an inwardly bowed portion, a guide pivoted against linear movement to the window frame and cooperating with said bowed portion to guide the stay, and clamping means carried by said guide for holding said stay in adjusted position, said bowed portion of said stay being so shaped and arranged that the free end of said stay has a relatively small lateral movement compared to its vertical movement, said lateral movement being limited between the planes of the Window sash and the storm sash as the stay slides through said xed guide.

'7. In a fastener for a storm sash of a Window frame, an adjustable stay pivoted at one end to said storm sash and having its other end `free, said stay having a bowed portion the curvature of which gradually decreases towards the free end of the stay, a guide member pivotally secured against linear movement to the window frame and adapted to embrace said stay to cooperate with, and automatically accommodate itself to, said bowed portion to guide the stay in its movements to prevent the same from striking the lower sash of the window, and means associated with said guide for holding the stay in adjusted position.

GEORGE FREDERICK SCHUSTER. 

